Lambert, Megan Dowd. April & Mae and the Tea Party: The Sunday Book. Briana Dengoue, Illus. Easy Reader. Every Day with April & Mae Series; bk. 1. Charlesbridge, 10/2022. 48pp. $12.99. 978-1-58089-886-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES [continue reading]
Saving the Butterfly Review
Cooper, Helen. Saving the Butterfly. Gill Smith, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 06/2022. [28]pp. $17.99. 978-1- 5362-2055-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. Two refugee children are rescued from a boat and while the older sister is traumatized, the [continue reading]
Big Christmas Bake Review
Barker, Fiona. Big Christmas Bake, The. Pippa Curnick, Illus. Picture Book. Happy Yak, 10/2022. [30]pp. $4.99. 978-0-7112- 6814-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-3. In this takeoff of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” children bake a cake [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II New Single Titles Delporte, Corinne. The Little Prince: My Book of Feelings. CrackBoom! 08/2022. [20p.]. $12.95. 978-2-89802-355-2. Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s “Little Prince” character demonstrates various emotions, including joy, [continue reading]
Welcome Our ACL Helfeld Scholars
Welcome Our ACL Helfeld Scholars Five new Helfeld Scholars were welcomed at our September ACL Meeting. These new members will be participating in many ACL activities, including writing book reviews for BayViews. See below for [continue reading]
Reviews Needed for November BayViews
Hi ACL members! Just a quick reminder that we need reviews by Monday, Nov. 7th, for the November issue of BayViews even though we are not meeting in November. Post your reviews as always to [continue reading]
Gene Luen Yang Receives 2023 NSK Neustadt Price for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Gene Luen Yang Receives 2023 NSK Neustadt Price for Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Gene Luen Yang from the San Francisco Bay Area is the first graphic novelist to win the NSK Neustadt Prize for [continue reading]
Lightlark Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES Lightlark by Alex Aster Barnes, Jennifer Lynn. “The Inheritance Games” series. Black, Holly. The Cruel Prince. Cashore, Kristen. “Graceling Realm” series. Chen, Gina. Violet Made of Thorns. Collins, Suzanne. “Hunger Games” series. Dao, Julie [continue reading]